I am a day late in this post but perhaps the contents will explain why.
Little-Bit our cat of 15 years died around 6:15 am on the 27 June. My kids were just crushed. We took her get cremated and that was a tough tough experience. To just hand over your pet in a box to a stranger. She is a tiny cat weighing about 4 pounds.
We started out cleaning our living room/dining room. After many hours we emerged successful. After making lunch and mowing the lawn we settled in for the evening. Everyone is exhausted both physically and mentally. We miss our sweet kitty and the loss of this member of our family has been yet another blow to my kids this year. This "new normal" will be different for sure.